Ailum

Ailum एलम
Town
Ailum Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°17′16″N 77°17′30″E / 29.28778°N 77.29167°E / 29.28778; 77.29167Coordinates: 29°17′16″N 77°17′30″E / 29.28778°N 77.29167°E / 29.28778; 77.29167
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shamli district
Population (2001)
• Total	13,052
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	247771
Vehicle registration	UP 19

Ailum is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shamli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Ailum had a population of 13,052. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Ailum has an average literacy rate of 80%, (national average 59.5%). Ailum is a town situated at a distance of 68 km from Shahdara on the Shahdara Saharanpur BG Rly and 72 km from Delhi on Delhi-Yamunotri State highway 57 via Saharan Pur.

Ailum, even before it became famed village, provided place for hiding to King Bahu who disappeared after the defeat in the third battle of Panipat. He later suicided there by burning himself under a peepal tree. The remains of his palace, known as Bahu ka Mahal were available here up to late nineteen fifties.

Ailum is the native place of the famous Hindi poet Shamsher Bahadur Singh who was called poet's poet by Sachidananda Heeranand Vatsysyan Ajnyaiy. It is also the birth and native place of national poet Vishrant Vasisth, who has written more than fifty books and edits a weekly newspaper Samvad Vimarsh from Ailum itself and established Raghuveer Saudh Sansthan to provide research facilities in Hindi literature and defence matters. He also has floated a separate stream of thoughts in the literature committed to nationalism, equality and simplicity under Rashtravadi Lekhak Sangh as its national convener. Dr Vasisth is also the national convener of Netaji Subhash Vichar Manch. Many research scholars have written thesis and such other books including Dr A Bhavani, Dean of Languages, MS University Trinelveli, Tamil Nadu, on his life and works. Poet Rajendra Rajan also hails from Ailum. Shri Kalu Ram Verma is also a famous personality of the town who devoted all his life educating the people of the town. Students taught by Shri Kalu Ram verma is working in MNCs and in govt sector. AILUM is the birth place of educationist Dr. Vipin, who resides at West Delhi. Govt of India has awarded Dr. Vipin for his service in [National Digital Literacy Mission]. The story of Dr. Vipin has been published on Govt's Website for his work in education sector.^[2]

Ailum is native place of business men/Social Worker/Politician Shri Satyavir Singh Panwar who is well known personality of area and has provided employment to lot of people in (Brick Fields, farm House, Orchard, Petrol Pump) also contributed well in development of area (Roads, Education(Development of Schools), Hand Pump, Hospital development and other social work), he is always ready to help to needy people and doing well for development and welfare of area.

Ailum has one govt inter college and three govt. primary schools and so many private and cbsc schools. The Ailum town have two banks State bank of India, Punjab national bank with both atm and one other Indicash atm. There are two govt. animals' hospital and one huge govt. man hospital. It is a small and beautiful town. Here main population related to Jat community.

Ailum Nagar Panchayat was established in 1995 when it first became a Town. Ram kishan Singh was the first Chairman, and Udaiveer Singh Panwar, elected in 2012, is the current Chairman of Ailum.

Crimes

Crime rate suddenly erupted and are high since 2012. Murder, rape, extortion and threat leads the migration of hundreds of families from Ailum as well as Kairana.

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